"Linux" (as in GNU/Linux) started in 1983, not in 1991. It started in Boston, not in Helsinki. GNU started because of the need for freedom; it wasn't about cost-saving ambitions (Torvalds wanted to ...
After putting this question to the experts, the conclusion is that no matter what you call it, it's still Linux at its core. Should the Linux operating system be called "Linux" or "GNU/Linux"? These ...
For decades, Linux and BSD have stood as two dominant yet fundamentally different branches of the Unix-like operating system world. While Linux distributions, such as Debian, Ubuntu, and Fedora, have ...
If you grew up with Unix systems like we did, you’ll be sorry to hear the news: vi, the noble text editor that has served us so well these 40 years, is going away — from many GNU/Linux systems, anyway ...
In Russia, Yandex is dominant and Microsoft is nowhere near 1%. But on desktops and laptops, however, many Russians still use Windows ( about two thirds on Vista 10 ). About 64% of Web hits come from ...
Would you believe that almost all of the technology you use today is here because of a misbehaving printer? Believe it. In the early 1980s, an MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory programmer named ...
InstallAware Software, the technology leader in software installation, repackaging, and virtualization solutions for app ...
Microsoft has added Debian GNU/Linux to its list of supported Linux distributions on Azure. On December 2, Microsoft plans to announce availability of Debian as an endorsed distribution in the Azure ...